US Patent No: 6,602,250
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Echogenic wire knife
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Aug 5, 2003
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Jan 31, 2001
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09/774,442
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Abstract
A medical device for heat treatment of patient tissue includes an electrically conductive wire guide. The wire guide has a distal end and a proximal portion. A connector is disposed on the proximal portion of the wire guide for providing electrical power to the wire guide, thereby enabling the distal end of the wire guide to heat the patient tissue.
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